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All members of the Blue, Silver, Corporate, Gold, and Platinum levels receive discounts on all fees for special workshops and conferences and substantial discounts on tuition for the Professional Education Program classes. The savings of joining as a member will more than pay the cost of membership; the savings of one special workshop, one conference and four Professional Education Program courses per year, will potentially save a member more than $500 per year and, depending on level of membership, could save $1,000 or more. Membership is for one year beginning with the date of your first payment; renewals date from your original anniversary date, not from the date of any subsequent payments.
Each level of membership is entitled to name associate members; associates are entitled to membership discounts on all Election Center program offerings including the Professional Education Program, special workshops and conferences. See description of individual membership levels to determine number of free associates (if any). Additional associate members can be obtained at $50 each. Associate Members must be tied to a principal member.
Professional Education Program The most extensive, comprehensive, and finest continuing education program available for elections and voter registration officials. The program offers continuing education credits from Auburn University. Additionally, the program can lead to certification as a Certified Elections/Registration Administrator (CERA) upon the successful completion of the program requirements. Reduced tuition to the Professional Education Program is available to all members.
FaxCast™ is the Election Center's specialized information service which alerts members to pending legislation in Congress and then tracks the progress of that legislation; proposed regulations from departments or agencies: important news affecting elections and voter registration officials. Action Items requiring immediate attention, or nationwide surveys of administrative or legal practices on specific issues. This service is automatically part of the Silver, Gold and Platinum levels and limited service is provided at the Blue Level.
JobBank™ is a new service offering both individual members and government offices the opportunity to list jobs and file individual resumes with The Election Center. Individuals will be able to have a central location for making their services and skills available to a much larger audience. Government offices will have a resource center available to request copies of resumes of available people to fill their specific voter registration or elections openings. Nonmembers can list their resumes for $50 and members for free. In the initial phase, members governments offices and vendors can list all openings free of charge.
EC Surveys™ has been expanded to offer additional survey opportunities. Election Center Surveys have long been a great source of information and answers to problems encountered by voter registration and elections officials. The Election Center surveys all states or a selected distribution of other local elections officials to determine what other officials are doing about various issues, laws or regulations related to registration and elections. These surveys are free to State, Silver, Gold and Platinum Members; and a flat rate of $50 each survey for Blue members and Corporate members. These services are no longer available to nonmembers. An additional EC Survey™ service now available is the salary survey. Due to the time consuming nature of such surveys and the specialized nature of selection of recipients, these surveys are free only to Gold and Platinum members. Other members may engage The Election Center for salary surveys at a negotiated fee.
DataSearch™ is The Election Center's research services available only to members. We research specific questions from our members and provide timely answers to your questions. In more than 12 years of service to elections and voter registration officials, this service alone has been worth the price of membership. No other single location in America has the ability to find the answers to you elections related topics than The Election Center. Sometimes we refer you to the particular source, but more often than not, we provide the answer or material you need.
EC Consultants™ is the newest, and potentially one of the most valuable, services ever offered to members. We offer members the opportunity to have an internal review of their operations by a consulting unit from The Election Center. The consultant(s) can be arranged to provide a total review of all office operations; a review of a specific area of operations; a technology team to study ways to update technology usage; or a peer review program to study the personal management style of operations and make recommendations. This service is a fee based service for members only is not available to nonmembers. While it is not free to any level of membership, the costs of such consulting will be from one-half to one-tenth the cost of other outside consultants. A single practitioner from another area of the country, a member of our staff, a mixture of vendors and practitioners, or a team approach can be offered depending on the level of consulting desired. Call The Center for details.
Platinum Member: $1,200 per year (three year plan - $3,000, save $600)
A Platinum Member can attend all Election Center workshops and conferences free of charge. This is restricted to the Primary Platinum Member. Additionally, the Platinum Member is eligible for member discounts on tuition in the Professional Education Program . Members at this level can name up to 10 associate members at no additional charge, with the only stipulation that they work directly for, and are employed by, the principal member. Other services as noted above. Joining at the Platinum level would entitle both the Elections Office & Campaign Finance Offices to belong with the restriction to 10 overall associates combined.
Gold Member:$750 per year (Three year plan - $2,000, save $250)
Members at this level are entitled to two complimentary associate members. The Gold Member can attend one conference or workshop free of charge each year. Full FaxCast™ service is provided. Discounts are offered for the Professional Education Program and all other Election Center services. Other services as described in ALL MEMBERS section.
Silver Member: $350 per year (Three year plan -$950, save $100)
One complimentary associate member plus FaxCast™, EC Surveys™ plus discounts on all conferences, workshops, and tuition for the Professional Education Program. Other services as described in the ALL MEMBERS section.
Blue Member: $150 per year
This level is not available to state governments, state departments, or state agencies (See State Members.) This level is also unavailable to business/corporate members. Limited FaxCast™ plus availability of EC Surveys™ plus discounts on all conferences, workshops, and the tuition for the Professional Education Program. Associate membership available at $50 each. Availability of other services as described in the ALL MEMBERS section.
Associate Member: $50 per year
There is no single $50 membership level. Associate members can only be obtained by being tied to a principal member. Discounts provided to Associate Members as explained in the ALL MEMBERS section above.
Corporate Member: $800 per year
Businesses and corporations are offered this level for membership. Corporate members receive all rights and privileges of membership. Corporate members are given one free Associate Member and additional memberships can be provided at $80 each. Corporate members also receive a $500 discount when displaying as exhibitors at the National Conference.
State Member:
State governments receive extensive support from Election Center staff and make extensive use of The Election Center Surveys. The cost of providing services to state offices is considerably higher than the introductory level available to Local Members. The entry level for any single member from state government is $350. The Election Center has instances where one or more of the following are members from a single state: the chief election official of the state; chief counsel for the state elections office; the staff director (or research director) of the state legislative body; the staff director of the state court; the attorney general; the director of campaign finance or state ethics commission, and the state election director. For each person to receive direct services or direct surveys or to receive the faxes, then each separate entity must join separately.
States receive many survey requests from other states through The Election Center. Election Center coordinates the responses, assembles the replies and sends them on to the requesting state. Over the years, the states have indicated this is one of the most valuable services they receive from any organization. The Election Center has the ability to give survey results quickly which has aided many state offices in their ability to revise their own laws or to provide research necessary for responding to a legal challenge. The ability to have each state's method of handling certain issues of interest in elections or voter registration laws, procedures or regulations is invaluable to members.
For description of services available to State Members, see ALL MEMBERS section and the sections on Silver, Gold, and Platinum. Blue level membership IS NOT AVAILABLE to states because it costs more to serve states than the Blue level provides.
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